Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

Hmm, seems like cannot signup without giving them my cell # so they can send SMS? Am I wrong to think that Yahoo (and/or their affiliates) may start spamming me with text messages if I agree to the terms?

edthebedhead

chipgreen wrote:Hmm, seems like cannot signup without giving them my cell # so they can send SMS? Am I wrong to think that Yahoo (and/or their affiliates) may start spamming me with text messages if I agree to the terms?

MarkDaSpark

chipgreen wrote:Hmm, seems like cannot signup without giving them my cell # so they can send SMS? Am I wrong to think that Yahoo (and/or their affiliates) may start spamming me with text messages if I agree to the terms?

I haven't gotten spammed yet from them. Or anyone.

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Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

chipgreen

I clicked on the E-SIGN terms link and it appears that I would be consenting to 2 SPAMs per week, with the ability to opt out at a later date.

I do still have a land line, maybe I should give that number. But then I would probably not receive the "verification code". I'm glad they are not pulling this BS for fantasy leagues (yet).

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SMS/Text Messages
Submitting your mobile phone number and clicking on “Send SMS” also constitutes your electronic signature and consent to receive not more than 2 automated, marketing text messages, per week from Yahoo and third parties acting on Yahoo’s behalf (e.g., our service providers). Providing your consent to receive these text messages is not a condition of purchasing any property, goods, or services. To participate in the free Yahoo Sports Tourney Pick‘em 2014 or Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge with Yahoo Sports, you must initially agree to receive text messages from Yahoo, if you provided a mobile phone number. However, you can text STOP at any time or use this link to opt out of further text messages. Message and data rates may apply.

chipgreen

Despite my opposition to SPAM, SPAM, eggs and SPAM, I decided to join. Gave them my cell #, received the verification code, entered the code.... and received the following message; "There was a problem. Sorry, we had an issue verifying your phone number. (Error #911)"

W.T.F.? How do they suppose I got the code?

EDIT: Tried again and it let me join without entering my number again.

MarkDaSpark

Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

Sparky, are you sure about that deadline? I think you got your time zones scrambled. Yahoo's Q & A page says the deadline's 1 a.m. EDT on the 20th, not 10 p.m. on the 19th -- but that's only if you want to enter the billion-dollar thing. For a regular Yahoo pick'em bracket, without the billion-dollar contest entry, it looks like the entry deadline is noon Eastern on Thursday. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/tourney-pickem/deadlines-overview-sln6664.html

That's what they showed on the league ... but they might have changed it since then.

I wouldn't wait til Thursday though, we had some forget to get their picks all in, IIRC.

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Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

MarkDaSpark

Last chance to enter brackets ... now it says 12:15 EDT tomorrow (20th)

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Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

MarkDaSpark

Yes, forgot I needed to change the name when registering again. And it won't let me change it.

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Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

MarkDaSpark

And Chipgreen is the winner. With 37 correct out of 63, and a total of 77 points.

Merbill takes 2nd place.

And as noted, I need to stop picking Pac-12 teams for the Final Four. And probably Sweet Sixteen as well!

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Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

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